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Alder Tongue

Taphrina alni

937Records since 2000
AugustPeak month
79Counties with records

When it is recorded

Jan11
Feb12
Mar17
Apr18
May15
Jun26
Jul214
Aug241
Sep211
Oct102
Nov40
Dec15

GBIF records by month, 2000–2025 (all years combined).

Where it is recorded

#CountyNationRecordsShare
1Highland Scotland171
2Norfolk England70
3Argyll and Bute Scotland38
4City of Edinburgh Scotland35
5Powys Wales26
6Cornwall England23
7Na h-Eileanan Siar Scotland21
8North Yorkshire England18
9Worcestershire England18
10Somerset England16
11Rutland England16
12Glasgow City Scotland16
13North Ayrshire Scotland16
14Fermanagh and Omagh Northern Ireland15
15Mid Ulster Northern Ireland12
411 England377 Scotland48 Wales71 Northern Ireland

Records per county (GADM level 2) and per nation; one record can count towards several areas. 79 counties in all.

About this species

Records since 2000
937
Peak month
August
Counties with records
79
Scientific name
Taphrina alni
Group
Fungi
NBN Atlas records since 2000
688
Most recorded in
Highland, Norfolk
Kingdom
Fungi
Phylum
Ascomycota
Class
Taphrinomycetes
Order
Taphrinales
Family
Taphrinaceae
Genus
Taphrina
Name with authority
Taphrina alni (Berk. & Broome) Gjaerum
Contributing datasets
23

Sources: GBIF occurrence data (CC0 / CC BY), JNCC Taxon Designations (OGL), NBN Atlas (open licences), Wikidata (CC0) · Wikidata Q1948272 · GBIF 2593073